Quant hedge fund Renaissance suffers steep losses in tariff tumult

[ad_1] Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Computer-driven hedge fund Renaissance Technologies was wrongfooted after Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff announcement last week sent shockwaves across global financial markets. The Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund, one of the group’s flagship…

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Trump Staff Cuts Hollow Out Extreme Heat Programs

[ad_1] CLIMATEWIRE | Widespread layoffs this week at the Department of Health and Human Services have effectively dismantled programs aimed at keeping Americans safe from extreme heat and other climate-driven weather. Last year was the warmest on record. But layoffs at HHS include staff that administer grants that help state and local health departments prepare…

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Nasa’s Butch and Suni adapt to life back on Earth

[ad_1] Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams describe what’s strange about being back on Earth after so long in orbit. The duo’s eight-day mission to the International Space Station became a nine-month space odyssey after their Boeing Starliner had technical problems. They finally returned to Earth on 19 March aboard the SpaceX Dragon, which…

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